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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: kdenetwork/wifi
From:       George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-04-24 14:41:43
Message-ID: 200504241041.43525.staikos () kde ! org
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On Sunday 24 April 2005 10:12, Stefan Winter wrote:
> Hello!
>
> > Did you consider using kdesu or su to execute the code to join the
> > network? You could install a non-suid helper app and then prompt for root
> > password to run it if not already root.
>
> That was one of the next things to come, yes. I am not yet sure how to do
> it... a helper app that aggregates the three commands would do, but how do
> I give it root privileges?
>
> - kdesu is only meant for UI apps, no?
> - su doesn't allow to feed the password as argument (normally quite
> sensible, but I am not sure how to get it in there otherwise). Feed it to
> the process' stdin?

   You can use kdesu for non-ui apps.  I think it's probably fine to pass the 
arguments on the commandline though.  It's hard to imagine anyone using this 
in a case other than a mobile laptop, in which case protecting command-line 
arguments from other users on the system is a bit pointless.  (How many other 
users can there be on a non-connected system?!)

-- 
George Staikos
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Staikos Computing Services Inc.		http://www.staikos.net/
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